Books

[Karol]

@denim-dawg every few years I go back to it. Yesterday I did it because of inspiration I got from watching the episode 5.
It never gets old.

[denim-dawg]

@Karol love it. Read it when I was 17 going through 18 states on the east coast of USA. Didn’t need any other stimulus that the beautiful country, the people and this book. Write and live in the flow. Glad you like it too.

[mclaincausey]

Can you imagine the snark, vitriol, and comedy HST would be unleashing these days? RIP. My feeling is that he realized the better world briefly experienced and hoped for in the 60s would never materialize and just couldn’t accept it.

We have been deprived of our greatest social critics during the time that they’re most direly needed. HST, Carlin, even Zappa.

[Karol]

Second week of COVID
But finally I had some time for the new ones

[tody]

@Karol Ha! Bought these two based on the two corresponding podcast episodes as well. Halfway through Ametora, that is a really interesting read.

[Karol]

@tody exactly the same mate! Heard the podcasts and decided to take a deeper dive into the topics.

[Giles]

I loved The Riddle of the Sands.

As for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I just could not get on with it. I just felt that it was super dated and that Hunter was trying too hard. I reluctantly gave up.

The funny thing is that Riddle of the Sands was written in 1903, so is also super-dated, but fior some reason found it much more engaging....

[goosehd]

@Giles ...probably because fear and loathing was written for a younger generation whilst Riddle of the sands was written for our Victorian aged generation...

[Giles]

hahahahaha

[SKT]

Dammit but I’m susceptible to some “self-help” stuff and dammit again that I liked this one. Basically reinforced my beliefs about how the modern world is killing us in thousands of ways as opposed to the relatively few ways that the ancient world tried to kill our ancestors (like predators, famine, environment). And it did make me want to spend less time sitting so there’s that.

[T4920]

@flannel-slut I think it was you I was discussing The Kingkiller Chronicles with a few months ago...

Just dug out these playing cards I picked up on Pat's Kickstarter about ten years ago.

Don't have the original box sadly, but all of the cards are still there, I absolutely love the artwork!

[flannel slut]

@T4920 it was me and those are awwwwwwesome!!!

[GraemeE]

@popvulture never heard of Ametora

Paint me a picture of the general vibe?

Take Ivy is great eye candy
https://www.powells.com/book/-9781576875506/62-0?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA1fqrBhA1EiwAMU5m_9DSGEsnXJHf03TMaw3lGuy9NvqmwcR8hMLUeu2W7bOlQYJ_D4fblBoCyiMQAvD_BwE

[popvulture]

@GraemeE I've read most of it and need to get around to finishing the whole thing — I thought it'd be dense but it's actually a pretty entertaining read. It's basically the whole history of Japan's interpretation of American style. Recommended for sure!

https://www.amazon.com/Ametora-W-David-Marx-audiobook/dp/B01E9G46YG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RLQ5GX4TCVMF&keywords=ametora+how+japan+saved+american+style&qid=1702873659&sprefix=ametora%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1

[GraemeE]

@popvulture I'm intrigued

May need to pick this up for the holliday break

[tody]

@GraemeE Did you get around to buy Ametora? Probably didn't have time to read it with all that you have going on
But I highly recommend it after having it finally finished today. It was a really entertaining read, not as dull and dry as you might think.

[GraemeE]

@tody no unfortunately but I should order it now so I can have it on hand for when things settle down - sounds right up my alley

Ironically the same night @popvulture recomended it I heard the author on one of the podcasts I listen to off and on

[SKT]

@GraemeE it’s on sale on Amazon right now. Thinking of picking it up myself

[SKT]

@tody I’m about halfway through “Holly” and I was reminded that you were thinking about reading it. I like it so far, did you get around to it?

[popvulture]

Ametora is so up our collective alley of geekdom, it’s not even funny